Ahriman

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Ah·ri·man

A0153200 (ä′rĭ-mən)n. Ahura Mazda's adversary, the chief spirit of darkness and evil in Zoroastrianism.

[Persian ahriman, from Middle Persian ahraman, from Avestan angrō mainiiuš, the evil spirit : angra-, evil + mainiiuš, spirit; see men- in Indo-European roots.]

Ahriman

(ˈɑːrɪmən) n (Other Non-Christian Religions) Zoroastrianism the supreme evil spirit and diabolical opponent of Ormazd

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Ahriman - the spirit of evil in Zoroastrianism; arch rival of Ormazd

Ahriman

(ä`rĭmən): see ZoroastrianismZoroastrianism
, religion founded by Zoroaster, but with many later accretions. Scriptures

Zoroastrianism's scriptures are the Avesta or the Zend Avesta [Pahlavi avesta=law, zend=commentary].
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Ahriman

represents principle of wickedness; will one day perish. [Persian Myth.: LLEI, I: 322; Zoroastrianism: Benét, 16]See: Evil